http://www.plum.com.au Welcome to the Plum Financial Services News Hub update en-us Plum Financial Services Limited Mon, 25 January 2010 15:11:59 GMT Plum pfs@plum.com.au 16 18/05/2010 Find out about the super and taxation changes that may be of interest to you. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/federal_budget_2010.asp fed_budget.jpg Federal Budget Update 2010 fed_budget1.jpg 18/05/2010 Moving towards online disclosure. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/electronic_disclosure.asp laptop.jpg Simplifying super documents laptop1.jpg 18/05/2010 Find out how the government may help top up your super. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/gov_coconts.asp coins_plant.jpg A super boost could help your savings grow coins_plant2.jpg 18/05/2010 Find out how you could close the super gap. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/gender_gap.asp mother_daughter.jpg Closing the super gender gap mother_daughter1.jpg 18/05/2010 Find out what's happening in the economic markets. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/economic_markets.asp global_market.jpg State of Economic Markets global_market1.jpg 25/01/2010 Mark Staggs looks at personal insurance. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/personal_insurance.asp insurance.jpg Personal Insurance – it’s more than peace of mind insurance1.jpg 25/01/2010 A snapshot of the Cooper review. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/cooper_review.asp leaves.jpg Are the winds of change blowing again for superannuation? leaves1.jpg 25/01/2010 A look at how much super is enough... http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/asfa_research.asp coins_plant.jpg Savvy super fund members know they may not have enough coins_plant1.jpg 25/01/2010 An investment wrap up of 2009. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/2009_review.asp markets.jpg PInvestment wrap-up of 2009 markets1.jpg 9/10/2009 Check our tips to avoid the traps. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/fraud_scams.asp lock.jpg Protect yourself against fraud and super scams lock1.jpg 9/10/2009 New legislation to allow the transfer of super between countries. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/savings_portability_scheme.asp dollarsign.jpg New Zealand and Australian Governments announce savings portability scheme dollarsign1.jpg 9/10/2009 Strategies that could kill two birds with one stone. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/mortgage_super.asp mortgage.jpg Could your mortgage boost your super? mortgage1.jpg 9/10/2009 Learn how you can stay with Plum, even after leaving your employer. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/ppp.asp teddy.jpg Things change ... but your super doesn’t have to teddy1.jpg 9/10/2009 How are the markets faring? http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/economic_commentary.asp investor.jpg Economic Commentary October 2009 investor1.jpg 9/10/2009 Can’t tell the difference between a GFC from a GDP? http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/jargon_buster.asp jargon.jpg Finance jargon-buster: what's everyone talking about? jargon1.jpg 8/9/2009 With the ASX-200 now around 40 per cent above its March low, the question that all market commentators are asking is whether the recovery in the equity markets we have seen this year is sustainable? We investigate the various forces that could hinder or propel the market recovery. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/forces_impact_recovery.asp lightbulb.jpg The forces that may impact a recovery lightbulb1.jpg 11/8/2009 The legislation governing the administration and taxation of super held by temporary residents has recently been amended. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/temporary_residents.asp temporary_residents.jpg Changes to super arrangements for temporary residents temporary_residents1.jpg 28/7/2009 The 2009 Federal Budget announced significant changes to superannuation. These changes may impact you if concessional contributions are made into your super... http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/concessional_caps.asp concessional_cap.jpg Are you nearing the super contribution cap? concessional_cap1.jpg 28/7/2009 If you’re nearing retirement, the impact of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) may have you re-evaluating how you approach this important life stage... http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/remapping.asp pin_map.jpg Re-mapping the road to retirement pin_map1.jpg 28/7/2009 Did you know that giving up one coffee a day could mean around $94,000 extra in super... http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/contributions.asp Coffee_consolidate.jpg Pouring more into super doesn’t have to break the bank Coffee_consolidate1.jpg 6/7/2009 With a worrying number of Australians being under insured, we look at how much insurance is enough and ways to close the insurance gap. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/under_insurance.asp insurance_agent.jpg Adequate insurance - providing more than peace of mind insurance_agent1.jpg 6/7/2009 We explore the features and benefits of a binding nomination and the steps required to make the nomination. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/beneficiary_nominations.asp family.jpg The ties that bind your super... family1.jpg 6/7/2009 The 2009-10 Federal budget saw some key changes to super. We investigate these changes and how they may impact you! http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/federal_budget.asp parliament_house.jpg Another year, another budget... parliament_house1.jpg 6/7/2009 We investigate the strategies that governments around the world have employed to help steer us through the Global Financial Crisis. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/investment_market_commentary.asp ship_helm.jpg The role of the governments in controlling our economies ship_helm1.jpg 6/7/2009 As well as helping your achieve a comfortable lifestyle in retirement, we look at why super is one of the most tax-effective ways to invest your money. http://www.plumfs.com.au/news/newshub/articles/tax_advantages.asp magnifying_glass.jpg Uncovering the tax benefits of super! magnifying_glass1.jpg